China vs France: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre

China
0.1016 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
France
0.1008 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
55th
France rank
57th

Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre over time

  • China
  • France
0.020.040.060.080.1196119922023

How they compare

China currently reports 0.1016 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.1008 1000 No per square kilometre in France, a difference of 0.0008 1000 No per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was France ahead.

China ranks 55th and France ranks 57th of 190 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China France Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0145 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0606 1000 No per square kilometre 0.046 1000 No per square kilometre France
1970s 0.0181 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0707 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0527 1000 No per square kilometre France
1980s 0.0275 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0755 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0481 1000 No per square kilometre France
1990s 0.0424 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0807 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0383 1000 No per square kilometre France
2000s 0.0613 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0873 1000 No per square kilometre 0.026 1000 No per square kilometre France
2010s 0.0841 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0949 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0108 1000 No per square kilometre France
2020s 0.0989 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0998 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0009 1000 No per square kilometre France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre, China or France?
China, at 0.1016 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.1008 1000 No per square kilometre in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre between China and France?
0.0008 1000 No per square kilometre, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and France?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and France rank globally for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre?
China ranks 55th and France ranks 57th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 11,029 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.